Tremaine Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Tremaine Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tremayne.' 'An estate in the parish of St. Martin, Cornwall The pedigree is traced to Perys de Tremayne of Tremayne, in the reign of Edward III': Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (Patronymica Britannica.

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Tremaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Tremaine (2,249) may also be a first name.

Tremaine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tremayne.' 'An estate in the parish of St. Martin, Cornwall The pedigree is traced to Perys de Tremayne of Tremayne, in the reign of Edward III': Lower, quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men (Patronymica Britannica.)

1704-5. Married — John Forster and Jane Tremaine: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) belonging to Tremaine (Cornvall) = the Town of the Stone [Cornish and Welsh tre, a homestead, village, etc. + Cornish mên = Welsh maen, a stone] “In the name Tremaine we may be sure that the second syllable is not an adjective or it would be ‘Trevaine’; so the meaning is not, as one might think, ‘the stone house’ (not a very distinguishing epithet in Cornwall), but probably ‘the house of the stones’, i.e. of some stone circle or other prehistoric remains.”—Jenner, Handbk. Cornish Lang., p. 193.

The corresponding Welsh place-name is Tremaen or Tremain. In the parish of Tremain, Cardigan, “is the Llêch-yr-Ast Stone."

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tremaine in East hundred; from root of Tremayn, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREMAYN, TREMAYNE: From Tremayne in Crowan, said to mean the town on the shore or sea-coast; but perhaps rather from tre-mean, -mên, the stone town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREMEAN: From root of Tremayn, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. (Cornish British) The town on the shore or sea—coast, from Tre, a town, and mayne—the stone town, the river or passage town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tremaine Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tremaine Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tremaine is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tremaine? popularity and diffusion

Tremaine is the 876,631st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Tremaine are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 157,518th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,249 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England it is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 25 percent live, Devon, where 22 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England Tremaine exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 42 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Tremaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tremaine has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tremaine surname fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tremaine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Tremaine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.88% less than the national average, earning R 16,920 per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Treymaine946/
Tremainie941/
Tresmaine940/
Treamaine940/
Tremain933,191/
Tremine9360/
Tremane939/
Tremayne881,501/
Treimane88426/
Tramaine8821/
Termaine888/
Trimaine885/
Treymane885/
Tremanie884/
Tremione883/
Trymaine881/
Trematne881/
Tremhine881/
Tremanee881/
Tremoine880/
Treman86119/
Treemanee822/
Treamayne821/
Termine801,705/
Tyreman80653/
Treiman80311/
Treyman80168/
Treuman8076/
Tresman8061/
Tremani8060/
Treeman8056/
Tremant8054/
Termain8045/
Tremann8033/
Tramine8033/
Tirmane8024/
Trieman8016/
Tremini8010/
Tremein809/
Trehman807/
Tretman806/
Termane803/
Términe802/
Tromane801/
Tremman801/
Tramane801/
Tremana801/
Tremene801/
Tremyne801/
Trymane801/
Trimane801/
Tērmane801/
Tīrmane801/
Trémine801/
Trimain800/
Tremayn800/
Treaman800/
Troismaine781/
Treminio758,824/
Terminez75471/
Treumann75396/
Treisman75280/
Treimann75249/
Terminet75217/
Treitman7586/
Tresmann7578/
Treatman7551/
Treymann7543/
Terminie7540/
Termines7538/
Treysman7526/
Trimanez7512/
Tremoyne7511/
Treimany759/
Trimanee759/
Trimaini758/
Treytman755/
Tirmaini754/
Thermine754/
Terminey753/
Trohmane752/
Tirmanee752/
Termanet752/
Threeman752/
Traymain751/
Treetman751/
Tremanis751/
Termayne751/
Thrimane751/
Terzmane751/
Termanes751/
Tremañes751/
Tremañez751/
Termanee751/
Trimmine750/
Treasman750/
Traimain750/
Thremann750/
Troymane750/
Terman711,415/
Tirman711,382/
Triman71458/
Thrimanne71365/
Treimanis71320/
Tryman7163/
Tyrman7122/
Traimanee718/
Trahamane716/
Tretmanis715/
Treymanis711/
Treymeyne711/
Trjman711/
Tırman711/
Tirmanesh711/
Threhmani711/
Termini673,043/
Tirmani67435/
Trisman67421/
Tierman67395/
Truyman67256/
Trojman67243/
Therman67234/
Trimani67225/
Thirman67197/
Traiman67174/
Terzman67140/
Tearman67136/
Teerman67132/
Termijn67114/
Trimini6788/
Tremeschin6781/
Tirmant6781/
Trimayunie6779/
Termann6772/
Trajman6757/
Tritman6745/
Teurman6738/
Trayman6737/
Tirmann6727/
Termant6722/
Thyrman6720/
Tremoen6719/
Trimana6719/
Tirmana6719/
Tyrmand6718/
Troyman6715/
Termani6715/
Trujman6715/
Treymam678/
Trémant678/
Termana678/
Tairman677/
Troiman674/
Tirmini672/
Tremham672/
Tuirman671/
Trimand671/
Teirman671/
Terminy671/
Thriman671/
Tromene671/
Termene671/
Tresmam671/
Términi671/
Terminé671/
Tajrman671/
Trysman671/
Thrommanee671/
Termuin671/
Tremuen670/
Truiman670/
Trimann670/
Trimman670/
Termand670/
Trimminess670/

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